The 2000 Swisscom Challenge was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 17th edition of the event and was part of the Tier I Series of the 2000 WTA Tour. It took place at the Schluefweg in Zürich, Switzerland, from 8 through 15 October 2000. Martina Hingis won the singles title.
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | width=85 | Q | width=85 | Q3 | width=85 | Q2 | width=85 | Q1 |
Singles | 260 | 182 | 117 | 65 | 36 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||
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Doubles | 1 | ? |
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | width=85 | Q3 | width=85 | Q2 | width=85 | Q1 |
Singles | $166,000 | $83,000 | $41,500 | $20,500 | $13,300 | $7,800 | $3,500 | $2,200 | $1,000 | |||
Doubles * | $51,000 | $27,150 | $17,000 | $8,700 | $4,400 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
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Japan | Ai Sugiyama | France | Nathalie Tauziat | 11 | 1 | |
Martina Hingis | Russian Federation | Anna Kournikova | 12 | 2 | ||
Cara Black | Russian Federation | Elena Likhovtseva | 31 | 3 | ||
United States | Chanda Rubin | Austria | Barbara Schett | 37 | 4 |
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
See main article: article and 2000 Swisscom Challenge – Singles.
It was the 7th title in the season for Hingis and the 33rd title in her singles career.
See main article: article and 2000 Swisscom Challenge – Doubles.
It was the 31st title for Hingis and the 10th title for Kournikova in their respective careers.